Table 2.

Pearson correlation coefficient and probability levels (ρ) between risk factors or HRT and diuretic use and carotid IMT

	Correlation coefficient	p
Age	0.411	0.000
Body mass index	0.107	0.102
SBP	0.288	0.000
DBP	0.098	0.137
Glucose	0.131	0.045
Total cholesterol	0.156	0.017
LDL cholesterol	0.114	0.101
HDL cholesterol	−0.097	0.155
Triglycerides	0.049	0.464
Serum uric acid	0.242	0.000
Creatinine	0.060	0.321
Smoking	0.168	0.01
HRT use	0.070	0.222
Diuretic use	0.069	0.296